The three self-appointed guarantors of the Syrian peace process – Russia, Turkey and Iran – have spurned efforts by the United Nations to change the composition of a committee due to write a new constitution for the country, the Guardian reports.The 150-strong committee, due to ......

Humans had never set eyes on the far side of the moon, or on our planet as a cosmic oasis, surrounded completely by the black void of space. A half-century later, only 24 US astronauts who flew to the moon have witnessed these wondrous sights in person. The Apollo 8 crew is still around. Borman and Lovell are 90, Anders is 85 ... A NASA director answered....

Donald Trump and Congress face a deadline of Friday night to pass federal funding bills or see the government partially shut down, with the budget fight centered on Trump’s demand for $5bn to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border... A partial shutdown will occur if spending bills are not passed by Congress and signed into law by midnight on Friday ... ....

PresidentDonald Trump appeared Tuesday to back off his demand for $5 billion to build a border wall, signalling for the first time that he might be open to a deal that would avoid a partial government shutdown. Advertising ... It was a turnaround after days of an impasse ... The chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Sen ... Advertising ... 02.00. Science Take ....

United Nations. Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018. Her daughter Munizae Jahangir received the prestigious award on behalf of her mother. The award is given to individuals and organisations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights ... ....